Q6 Which of these is most true?

b) Greek myths are often characterised by conflict and violence.

Q1 The correct order (oldest first) for the four main Literary Time Periods we have studied is:

Ancient, Medieval/Renaissance, Victorian, Modern

Q14 The text of The Canterbury Tales (written in Medieval times)...

is important because it shows us what Medieval life and society was like

Q15 In the Victorian Era...

(c) some women wrote using male pen names

a) a human with a bull’s head, who lived in a labyrinth (like a maze)

Q17 Three significant world events from the 20th century are:

(a) World War 1, World War 2 and the Civil Rights Movement

Q12 In literature, an ‘allusion’ is

c) when a writer refers to an idea from elsewhere – e.g. a previous text

(d) an imagined world in which everything is unpleasant or bad

Q25 Which of these is NOT line from a text we have studied during this module?

The Devil didn’t want to be inferior to God, so he set about creating a man

b) Metamorphoses– an epic poem in which characters are transformed.

(a) an American writer who focused his writing on the luxury jazz age

Q24 Which of the following is probably the least useful reason to create a time line of literature?

(d) It puts every writer into a neat, separate category.

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Q6 Which of these is most true?
b) Greek myths are often characterised by conflict and violence.
d) Creatures in Greek myth are typically friendly and fluffy.
a) Relationships in Greek myths are usually friendly.
c) Family relationships in Greek myth seem perfectly normal to us today.
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Q2 In which Literary Time period did Ovid live?
Ancient
Medieval
Victorian
Modern
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Q4 Which of the following are famous Greek myths?
b) The story of Cronus (Kronos), who swallowed his own children
c) The story of Theseus, who killed the Minotaur
a) The story of Little Red Riding Hood
a) Both (b) and (c) above
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Q1 The correct order (oldest first) for the four main Literary Time Periods we have studied is:
Medieval/Renaissance, Victorian, Ancient, Modern
Ancient, Victorian, Medieval/Renaissance, Modern
Shakespearean, Jacobean, Elizabethan, Orwellian
Ancient, Medieval/Renaissance, Victorian, Modern
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Q14 The text of The Canterbury Tales (written in Medieval times)...
is mostly about the city of Canterbury.
was written in the 1100s
was co-written by 24 real pilgrims.
is important because it shows us what Medieval life and society was like
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Q15 In the Victorian Era...
(c) some women wrote using male pen names
(d) women were portrayed in novel as strong, independent characters
(a) women and men had equal rights
(b) men often wrote using female pen names
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Q21 1984, written by George Orwell, was written in
(b) 1920
(2021)
(c) 1984
(a) 1949
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Q8 The Cerberus is
d) a type of sphinx
b) a three-headed dog
a) a two-headed dog
c) a cross between a lion and a goat
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Q5 Greek myths...
(a) were a way of helping people to explain the world around them
(d) all of the above
(c) are alive and well in films, books and popular culture today
(b) were adapted by the Romans who came after the Greeks
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Q16 Which of these writers lived in the 20th Century?
(c) Moses (parts of The Bible)
(b) Orwell (1984)
(a) Austen (Pride and Prejudice)
(d) Swift (Gulliver’s Travels)
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Q7 The Cyclops has
c) one ear
b) one leg
d) one arm
a) one eye
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Q9 The Minotaur is
d) a type of dinosaur
a) a human with a bull’s head, who lived in a labyrinth (like a maze)
b) a bull with a human’s head
c) a human with a rabbit’s head
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Q17 Three significant world events from the 20th century are:
(b) WW 1, WW 2 and the election of the USA’s first black president
(d) The birth of Shakespeare, World War 1 and World War 2
(c) The coronation of Queen Victoria, World War 2, the first moon landing
(a) World War 1, World War 2 and the Civil Rights Movement
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Q12 In literature, an ‘allusion’ is
d) a kind of magic
c) when a writer refers to an idea from elsewhere – e.g. a previous text
b) something which appears to be there but isn’t
a) when two words next to each other start with the same letter
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Q11 Which of these writers first wrote down the story of ‘Medusa’?
d) Duffy
b) Swift
c) Ovid
a) Austen
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Q19 A dystopia is
(b) a type of disinfectant
(c) an eye condition
(d) an imagined world in which everything is unpleasant or bad
(a) a perfect world
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Q20 The opposite of a ‘dystopia’ is
(b) a utopia
(d) hell
(c) a paradise
(a) a universe
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Q25 Which of these is NOT line from a text we have studied during this module?
meat and drink sufficient for... 1724 Lilliuptians
‘My dear Mr Bennet,’ replied his wife, ‘how can you be so tiresome!’
the serpent deceived me, and I ate
The Devil didn’t want to be inferior to God, so he set about creating a man
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Q3 Ovid wrote
c) Pride and Prejudice – a novel of manners
b) Metamorphoses– an epic poem in which characters are transformed.
a) Metallurgy– a guide to precious metals
d) Metatarsals– a treatise on human bones
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Q18 Fitzgerald was
(c) an American writer who wrote about the horrors of war
(d) a British writer who wrote about the horrors of war
(a) an American writer who focused his writing on the luxury jazz age
(b) British writer who focused his writing on the luxury jazz age
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Q22 In the novel '1984'...
(a) Big Brother keeps everyone under constant surveillance
(c) The Thought Police punish those who think ‘unofficial’ thoughts
(d) All of the above
(b) Language is restricted
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Q24 Which of the following is probably the least useful reason to create a time line of literature?
(c) It shows how human ideas have changed (and stayed the same) over time.
(b) It shows how writers build on ideas from those who came before them.
(a) It helps us see how writers are influenced by key events of the time.
(d) It puts every writer into a neat, separate category.
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Q13 Which of these ideas do writers often use as allusions from The Garden of Eden?
b) temptation and fall
c) forgiveness
d) oranges as a dangerous fruit
a) serpents as kindly, wise creatures
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Q10 Medusa
c) had snakes for hair
b) could turn people into stone by looking at them
a) was originally beautiful
d) all of the above
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Q23 How has writing changed over the last two millennia?
(c) Printing and e-Books have enabled books to be available to everyone
(a) All of the above
(b) English has developed as a language
(a) Women’s writing has been seen as increasingly important

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